NOTE: This summer school course was for water professionals and PhD students. We welcomed participants from public and private organizations, non-governmental organizations and academia.
- Delft, Netherlands
- Start: July 14th, 2024
- End: July 18th, 2024
- ECTS Credits: 0
- Course fee: € 1750 excl. VAT * (50% discount for students registered in an accredited PhD program)
- Application Deadline: 14 June 2024 - 23:59 (CET)
Prerequisites
Master’s Degree (or equivalent), and/or minimum of three years of work experience in Water Resources Management, Hydrology, Environmental Science or related field. You will need a good command of the English language, and be highly motivated to participate in round table discussions, debates and working in groups.
Learning Objectives
- Describe groundwater use, management and governance, and the links between drought, groundwater, society and ecosystems.
- Assess nature-based solutions, with a focus on groundwater, to develop sustainable adaptation strategies that address the increasing challenges of drought and water scarcity.
- Identify the spatiotemporal manifestation of water-limited environments and their link to groundwater occurrence under climate variability and climate change
Course Content
- Introduction into the challenges of coping with hydrological extremes, in particular droughts, under a changing climate, with a focus on the role of groundwater
- Groundwater, drought, ecosystem services and restoration
- Groundwater governance and policy
- Debates, discussions and group work & field trip
Image Copyright: Micha Werner
Course Coordinator
Micha Werner
Associate Professor in Drought & Flood Management